Texas at Tampa Bay

Texas starter Martin Perez hopes to be a giant killer but he has a 5.53 ERA on the road this season. He's also never done well against Tampa Bay with a 4-6 record and a 5.46 ERA against them, including a 7.78 ERA at Tropicana Field. The AL East is having a record-setting year, the toughest division in baseball, and the Rangers are 20-44 versus the AL East. Tampa Bay is 30-7 at home with the third-best pitching ERA and rank second in runs scored and on-base percentage, plus No. 1 in steals and slugging. Shane McClanahan (2.02 ERA) is on the mound with a 1.22 ERA at home. The Rays are 43-14 as a favorite, including s 23-2 as home chalk of -150 or higher. Play Tampa Bay.